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The grave sin Middleton committed that prompted the LSU board to dishonor his legacy concerns a letter Middleton wrote to the chancellor of the [[University of Texas]] in 1961 when Middleton was serving as LSU's president, one of many positions Middleton held on and off at LSU beginning in 1930 as commandant of cadets. In his communication to Texas' Harry Ransom, Middleton discussed LSU's efforts to keep black and white students segregated, which was the law of the land in Louisiana at the time.<br>
 
The grave sin Middleton committed that prompted the LSU board to dishonor his legacy concerns a letter Middleton wrote to the chancellor of the [[University of Texas]] in 1961 when Middleton was serving as LSU's president, one of many positions Middleton held on and off at LSU beginning in 1930 as commandant of cadets. In his communication to Texas' Harry Ransom, Middleton discussed LSU's efforts to keep black and white students segregated, which was the law of the land in Louisiana at the time.<br>
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Middleton’s stand against fascism in World War II is to be wiped away and ignored forever because his position toward integration as LSU's president — some 60 years ago — conflicts with the wants and wishes of modern-day society, or modern-day fascists. And the LSU board embraced it. So did [[Governor]] [[John Bel Edwards]], who took time out of his fear-mongering, COVID-consumed schedule to rally the LSU board to strip Middleton’s name from the library. Plaques commemorating Middleton’s service and his bust were removed from the library as well. ...<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/opinion/columns/sam-hanna-jr-presentism-at-its-worst/article_3f05f784-b5a7-11ea-b667-9348759a786c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share|title=Presentism at its worst|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen'' (West Monroe, Louisiana)|date=June 23, 2020|author=Sam Hanna, Jr.|accessdate=June 27, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
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Middleton’s stand against fascism in World War II is to be wiped away and ignored forever because his position toward integration as LSU's president — some 60 years ago — conflicts with the wants and wishes of modern-day society, or modern-day fascists. And the LSU board embraced it. So did Governor John Bel Edwards, who took time out of his fear-mongering, COVID-consumed schedule to rally the LSU board to strip Middleton’s name from the library. Plaques commemorating Middleton’s service and his bust were removed from the library as well. ...<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/opinion/columns/sam-hanna-jr-presentism-at-its-worst/article_3f05f784-b5a7-11ea-b667-9348759a786c.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share|title=Presentism at its worst|publisher=''The Ouachita Citizen'' (West Monroe, Louisiana)|date=June 23, 2020|author=Sam Hanna, Jr.|accessdate=June 27, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
    
===Robert E. Lee High School in Baton Rouge====
 
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